Pentiment

Buy95%

Overwhelmingly Positive · 10k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Obsidian Entertainment · Historical · Nov 15, 2022

Player review score
95%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
41
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
11
Full audio0 of 11
Subtitles11 of 11

Should I buy Pentiment?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 194 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 67 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 56 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 10k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
71% of themes are praise29% are divided0% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
194 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game might have bugs, and the dialog scenes can be lengthy and not everyone's cup of tea, a big chunk of what you do in game has no real purpose but it is a nice part of the story gameplay.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
67 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Because of the lack of time to do everything, and the many important (and INCREDIBLY impactful) choices you need to make, plus many interesting background choices that allow you to build your own version of the protagonist and heavily influence each playthrough allows for some of the best replayability I've seen in a story game, especially a mystery story.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
56 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
A beautiful art style, combined with one of my favorite sorts of settings, as well as interesting characters and an incredibly gripping story.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The music and the sound effects blend wonderfully in the background, and the game knows how to use it to fully immerse you in its world, either in favor of the mystery or the emotional beats.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I did actually really enjoy switching to Magdalene as a playable character, and having a decision you made in Act II affect part of her character traits was very clever.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story194 reviews
Gameplay67 reviews
Graphics56 reviews
Audio18 reviews
Characters11 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface
80% still recommend
Steam Deck
100% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $9.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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